D.I.Y Lace Bracelet and Choker Necklace…….

These lace Bracelets & Choker Necklaces are adorned with a vintage shoe buckles. They would be the sort of gift you would give to your friend and immediately ask to borrow! Aren’t they just lovely!!

Here’s what you’ll need:


 Pair of Scissors

 Lace hem facing, woven edge seam biding, black ribbon or silk

 A variety of vintage shoe buckles

 In my case all material used were vintage



How to put together:

 Cut desired Lace length for bracelet or Choker Necklace

 Fasten and secure lace ribbon on back of buckle by lifting up the latch then push down to secure lace.

 Make a bow tie then clamp shoe buckle from bottom of bow where ribbon hangs down.

 For the smaller buckle I Intertwined the black ribbon where you see fit so it comes out in same direction at each end.

Please note: Some brooches works better than others due to their unique designs, shapes and sizes. Also I did not use any glue in case I want to reuse the buckle for their original purpose and other future projects!

Wouldn’t these be perfect for wedding themes or simply gifts to the bride maids! Or better yet you’ll have a whole year to treasure hunt and make them for mother’s day!

Hope that you have enjoyed and will have fun with this DIY. Until next time!
xoxo

Down to Earth Weekend............... Floral Romper and Combat Military boots, bow in my hair and almost sans makeup.

It has been an exhausting week and feeling this way means it is time to go for a long walk at the park. So here I am in a floral romper, military boots, barely sans makeup and hair so natural that I resemble Simba the main character of The Lion King movie. But I feel we all could use a carefree day don't you?! I loved every minute of it of that moment!


Photos by Mark.

Also, please support these two generous ladies MouseVox and LeProust for they are doing wonderful work to aide the Nashville's Flooding Relief. Their Proceeds will be donated to CFMT  Bravo Ladies!

P.S. I will be will selling some of personal jewelry collection and some designer clothing on e-Bay to raise money for the flood relief CFMT.  More information is forthcoming regarding auction date and list of items.

On a sweeter note, I'd like to wish everyone a wonderful Mother's Day weekend!

This is for my mommy: HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!  Muah!!


Outfit:


♥ Vintage bow Fascinator hat ( Estate Sale )
♥ Vintage floral romper ( Thrifted)
♥ RSVP combat boots ( Zappos- years ago )
♥ Woven purse ( Rave- yes i used to work there almost 11 years ago!)
♥ Vintage heart silver ring ( Estate Sale )

Etsy Shop Update.................. Some pretty sweet vintage clothing!

                                       Vintage 1940s 1950s Pastel Yellow Corsage Chemise Blouse (s-xs)


                                      Vintage 1940s 1950s Orange Lace Chevron Blouse Corsage (s-m)


                                          Vintage 1940s 1950's Pastel Green Tea Corsage Blouse (s-xs)


                                              Vintage 1970s Seashore Coral Polka Dot Blouse (s-m-l)


                                          Vintage 1950's Black and White Pleated Full Skirt (xs-s)


                                 Vintage 1950s Red White POLKA DOT Skirt top Country Set (xs-s)


This shop update was fun changing in out out of one outfit to another and I almost kept every piece!

Until next time lovelies!
xoxo

Vintage Seventeen & Glamour Fashion Magazines………

While browsing one my favorite vintage magazine seventeen, It was rather coincidental when I spotted a very similar collection of the pale yellow vintage Jonathan Logan dress that I had recently sold. I was thrilled to find the Seventeen magazine to reference and date the dress. Just wish I had found the magazine before I sold the dress.





Also, a few months back I won not one but three vintage Glamour magazines on e-bay dated 1972, 1969 and 1963.



I got them from this wonderful seller that did not hesitate to combine shipping! It was indeed a pleasant transaction and if you’re looking for vintage magazines for inspirations or you’re a collector you should definitely give Magazine Madness and More a try.



As I started flipping through those Glamour pages. I immediately thought I can’t keep it all to myself and that it would be an awesome idea to share some of those pages with you guys! So be on the look out for “Vintage Magazine Pages” Title posts!



Have a wonderful weekend and have fun!

xoxo

The Vested Bee Giveaway Winner Is!!! ......................

Thank you so much everyone, for entering the giveaway!! Lots of names and lovely people all around the world that I’m going to have chance to visit & follow each and everyone’s blog.
Give me little time cause that’s 100+ blogs!!! :)

Also knowing what you liked in the shop helped me tremendously as I’m in need of updating items in my little etsy shop.

……. Adaisychaindream is the lucky winner of the Vintage Flora Etched Locket of the Vested Bee Vintage Giveaway. She was selected as the winner using the random number generator at random.org. Congratulations!!!

P.s. If you didn’t win this time have no worries, there are many more opportunities to win great Giveaways each Month! Thanks to the sponsor of this giveaway my lovely friend Aya of StrawberryKoi !

Have a great rest of the week everyone!
xoxo

Flashback photo!............. 80's style!

First and foremost I’d like Thank each and everyone and all that are now a new follower as well a longtime followers for entering the giveaway on Aya’s Blog. Hope to post a lot more often, do tons of DIY projects and more Giveaways for you lovely readers!

Lately, I have been thinking how I used to dress to express myself so this photo shows how outrageously chic I once was! ;) Not that I don’t think I’m chic with my current style but I was more of a risk taker and not thinking about age appropriate styles and all.

I feel the older I get the more reserved my style has become but I don’t want to miss out on all fun part, which is being comfortable and happy and stylish! Right?!  Just a little bit different side of me but I don't think I'm going back to this style anytime soon.


Just reminiscing a little!!! ;)



Soooo! What do you think of this look? This photo was taken last year and posted only on LOOKBOOK.NU and Chictopia but I never had the chance to a post on it. 
Today we are having Thunderstorms and Tornado watch. Hope you’re having a much better weather than we are in Tennessee.

Have a wonderful weekend!
xoxo

One (1) Year Anniversary Photoshoot in vintage novelty print belted dress, wedge clogs with socks, vintage navy straw hat and leather purse………..

Photos by Mark.

I wanted to make this photo shoot special for all who are following this blog. Without your lovely & encouraging comments I wouldn’t be celebrating today. I have something special planned and can’t wait to share it with you.

Well that something is already happening cause of my really great friend Aya of StrawberryKoi! She posted my giveaway on her blog and she did it fabulously!

To enter the Vested Bee Giveaway:

Please visit http://www.strawberrykoi.blogspot.com/

xoxoxo

Outfit:
♥ Vintage Straw Hat ( Estate Sale )
♥ Vintage Novelty Print Dress ( Estate Sale- Going on etsy this week along with others! )
♥ UO Wedge Clogs Sandals ( couple years old I think )
♥ Vintage Purse ( Estate Sale: Going on etsy too! )
♥ Nude textured socks ( Thrifted )
♥ Vintage heart silver ring ( Estate Sale )
♥ Rouge Lipstick by Clinique “Rainbow”


Have a great weekend!

Passez un bon weekend!

Bonne fin de semaine!